The gingerbread mud man and the scene with Hansel and Gretel (contracted to "Hans" and "Greta" for some reason) were completely thrown in for the sake of making it more of a "fairy tale" movie. From what I understand, the movie's entire production was a mess. Gilliam was at constant odds with the executives over final cut privilege, and as a result, almost all of the post production material was rushed.
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